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Rockport WMA Refuge Status Lifted for Deer and Bear Hunting

New & Expanded Hunting at Rockport Game Farm In Warren County NJ

New Jersey Fish and Game

Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife informs hunters that the refuge status for the Rockport WMA will be lifted to allow deer and bear hunting beginning December 5, 2011.

As always, the Game Farm proper (area around the pens and buildings) remains closed to all hunting.

The pheasant refuge status for the 380 acre area posted as restricted remains and is closed to pheasant hunting. It is hoped that additional pheasants can be recovered in the coming months as breeding stock for next year’s production.

A map of the portion of the WMA that remains closed to pheasant hunting can be viewed at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2011/rockport-refuge-map.pdf .

The area includes the parcels on either side of Rockport Road contiguous with the Game Farm buildings and pens upslope to and including the power line right of way.

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Bear Hunt Needed In New Jersey

New Jersey Fish and Game

Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- A state court has upheld the validity of the state’s Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP).

The ruling today by the Appellate Division of state Superior Court clears the way for the week-long bear hunt starting on Monday, Dec. 5.

The three-judge panel rejected arguments made by the New Jersey Animal Protection League and the Bear Education and Resource Group contending the DEP and State Fish and Game Council acted arbitrarily and/or in bad faith in creating the CBBMP, which includes an annual bear hunt as part of the integrated plan to deal with the state’s black bear population.

The bear hunt will run through Saturday, Dec. 10, to be held concurrently with the Six-day Firearm Deer Season. Bear hunting zones include large sections of Morris, Sussex, Warren, and northern Passaic counties, plus smaller areas of Hunterdon, Somerset and Bergen counties. There is a limit of one bear per licensed and registered hunter.

To view the DEP news release about the ruling visit www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2011/11_0135.htm ; for information about the 2011 black bear hunting season visit www.njfishandwildlife.com/bearseason_info.htm on the Division of Fish and Wildlife website.

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